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Contents:
  Re: iron in beer? ("David Houseman")
  Bloody beer, bloody post office... (Patrick Babcock)


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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:51:41 -0400
From: "David Houseman" <david.houseman at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: iron in beer?

Where did you read that iron in beer has a positive effect on foam?   I have 
never read that.   However from all that I've read, found at times in 
judging competitions and from personal experience, iron in beer is NOT 
desirable.   First iron above threshold levels leaves a distinct metallic 
taste that is not desirable I any beer.   Second, iron oxides very readily 
contributing to off flavors.   My home water out of my well is red with 
dissolved and undissolved iron.   It makes terrible beer.   But filtered and 
conditioned, removing the iron yields good water for brewing.   I don't have 
George's book but I knew George and heard a couple of his talks, in one he 
did discuss this point:  Avoid iron in your brewing water.    If you want 
positive affects on foam and head retention then (1) ensure sufficient 
proteins to form and maintain foam, (2) brew hoppier beers since hop alpha 
acids have positive affects on head retention, and (3) ensure proper 
carbonation level since under-carbonated will not properly build head and 
over-carbonated will break down head.

David Houseman


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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:04:18 -0400
From: Patrick Babcock <patrick.babcock at gmail.com>
Subject: Bloody beer, bloody post office...

Greetings, Beerlings! Take me to your lager...

Per iron in beer, I remember advising a rather famous brewer back in
the days of yore (before he was famous) regarding his brewing water
when he moved from local environs out to the country. Due to the iron
content of his new water, his newly-brewed beers had an aftertaste
similar to that which you get after solidly biting your tongue or
cheek: it tasted of blood. Unless you're anemic or a vampire, this is
best to be avoided.

As indicated last month, the local post office finally had a smaller
PO box available, and I jumped on it! As invariably seems to be the
case, the process went awry, and the post office was rejecting HBD
mail unless it was address to me specifically (even though Home Brew
Digest, HBD, Home Brew Digest Server Fund, and HBD Digest Server Fund
were all entered in the required spaces on the application form, and
Change of Address forms were made for HBD addresses).

Short story: If you mailed something and received it back with a "not
at this address" notice, please bear with and try again - I *think*
I've corrected the issue with them.

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Cheers!

Pat Babcock
HBD President and Chief of Janitorial Services

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